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SIEGE  OF  ( HARI.ESTON^^ 

Ih-  Jamks  R.  Kjf.ROY.    -^ 

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Air — I  fool  Hotr  or  Dit, 

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I  will  toll  j-ou  of  astoiv,  flmt  liappeneH  here  brlow, 
j\l)nut  the  Siege  of  rhail.-sli.ii  tlmt  hogan  not  long  ngo ; 
"l\as  down  oil  Morris  rsjjind,  the  Yankees  thought  they  try 
To  get  a  lick  at  Ciinileston  under  Root  Hog  or  Die. 

C/iorv.^—]\wriih,  Hurrah,  Hnrrah  for  the  land  of  the.  free; 
Our  ■Iiirlp])end)ince  w«  ivill  have,  and  fiecnien  we  will  be; 
And  shun  all  Yankee  treacheiy.  on  tli«t  you  nrwy  rely, 
And  tight  f.ndesr  <.ld  2>i1)crty  and  Koot  Hog  or  Die. 

But  soon  tiiev  were  inistal».Mi,  an  you  will  plainly  see, 
For  Mitcli<»l  Ktopped  tlieii  progress  which  csuied  them  to  flee  ; 
V*  hen  largely  N-intorced  on  the  Otii  of  July. 
Thty  carried  Mitchel's  Battery  under  Root  Hog  or  Die. 

Chorut — Hurrah    Huuah,  Hurr/ih,    i"kc. 

Thi-y  th.-ntiirncd  their  afteotion  and  at  Wagner  they  hegau. 

And  swore  !i,  (ake  it  al.^o  ir  loose  e-.  fiy  ni.m  ; 

\\  hen  ou  a  ni^ilit  apjmiiired,  they  oaii;e  nj)  on  a  sly. 

And  noon  wr  miide  the  Yankees  .sing  Root  Hog  or  Die 

cV(«r«*  — Hurrali,  itunah,  Hurrah,   A-v. 

Twat-  then  old  lamom  .Sumter  the  VankeeH'did  aTinoy, 
Wlio  soon  t'.iund  i.nt  'twas  tie.-.t  ihat  I'lO  ue.>N  (,i  oe.itrov; 
When  once  Miey  hi'l  her  senr.  iliey  woiihl  all  join  inthe  cry 
Of  onward  boys  to  ( 'hariesli.n  nndei    Umit  ilog  or  Die. 

Clinrf.x — Hurrah,  Hurrah.  Hurrah,  \f. 

They  threw  14)  heavy  batti  rie^.  mail"  rhjefly  otit  of  sand, 
Their  otijeet  i.>  vodii.  c  II.   ..r  else  to  lake  coniniand  ; 
\\  ith  a  m'exagc  to  'unend.r  our  (M-neial  diri  reply, 
Come  and  lak»  \\  a«rMcr  wiili  R(((»t  lli,,r  ,,,    Ijjg 

C/www* — Hurrah.   Hiiu.ih,  Hiiruilj,  iSco. 

\\  hen  thex  received  this  ai^.swer,  they  began  to  pelt  away, 
In  ord«r  to  drBl:oy  it,  they  kept  Ap  I'li-ht  „nd  day  ; 
Bill  hlill  old  ^unlIer  »ianilN  I'll  irll  you  the  rr,'iiiJn' why, 
Wajner  wWs  a  hard  im;  like  Root  il'og  or  Ditt. 

Cfiorut — Hurrah,  Hurrah,  Huriali,  &e. 

Then  on  (1  -  Sth  of  August  before  it_wa.s  too  light. 
We  changed  our  opinion  then  to  evacuate, 
We  spiked  luirguii.s  ind  ielt  theni.'au'l  all  made  off  to  fly, 
Auu  left  them  iu  theii  glory  under  Koot  Hog  or  Die. 

Chonu — Uurrab,  Hurrah,  Hurrah,  &:c. 

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0/>the  I  Oil  <.f  September,  in  the  ftiiddU  of  the  night, 
They  canje  up  wiili  their  Larger  10  Sumter  for  to  fight, 
But  again  they  foiiid  us  reacly,  Til  tell  j  on  the  rejuon  why. 
Fo.   we  poured  into  the  Yankee'  Root  Hog  or  Die. 

Chorus — Hurrah,  Hurrah,  Hurrah,  &c. 

Afttr  all  this  fierce  bombardment  still  old  Sumter  standi. 
The  \  alikee^  sonietimex  fhell  iis  al  the  ineiex    of  their  liaiids  • 
To  them  we'll  ne'ei  snrrenHer,  I'll  tell  voi;  [he  reaaon  why, 
For  now  my  .story  it  ended  with  l!(.ot  flig  er  D;e. 

CAiJAK*— rUnrrah,  l|urrrah,  Uurrab.  Ace- 


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